Washington Commanders
The Washington Commanders have hired their third new coach on offense, adding former NFL QB Danny Etling as assistant QB coach. He will work under new offensive coordinator David Blough and QB coach D.J. Williams. Blough was given the promotion from assistant QB to OC after Kliff Kingsbury’s departure earlier this month. Etling never played in a regular season NFL game, and spent the last two seasons in the UFL with the Michigan Panthers. This will be his first coaching job after retiring from playing football. Etling and Blough were teammates in...
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The first conceptual renderings of the new stadium, unveiled Thursday morning, showed a sweeping roof, a grand colonnade and plenty of callbacks to RFK Stadium.
A sweeping, translucent roof. Main entryways on the same axis as the Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol. A grand colonnade.
Those are among the most striking features in the conceptual renderings of the Washington Commanders’ new stadium released Thursday morning, the first glimpses of the structure that will be erected on the former RFK Stadium site....
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Washington Commanders defensive tackle Johnny Newton is entering a critical offseason of his rookie contract. Newton had a relatively quiet second season before his stat-stuffing performance against the Dallas Cowboys, when he compiled three sacks, five quarterback hits, two TFLs, and nine tackles. Not to suggest he didn’t have his “moments,” but the former 2024 second-round pick had not truly put his stamp on the games he played in yet. Newton saw 38 percent of defensive snaps in 2025, which is a 13 percent decrease from his rookie season. Granted, in 2024, former Commanders’ defensive tackle Jonathan Allen’s injury impacted...
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With the United Football League in the midst of draft season ahead of their 2026 season, the reigning champion DC Defenders have drafted Gabe Taylor, brother of former Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor.
Gabe played his college ball at Rice University, where he spent five seasons and 49 games, finishing with 236 total tackles and 10 interceptions.
After going undrafted in the 2025 NFL Draft, Gabe Taylor received an invite to the Washington Commanders rookie mini-camp. Taylor did not sign an NFL contract following rookie camp, and has remained unsigned since.
Taylor’s biggest liability comes from his size, listed at...
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The Washington Commanders, and their architectural firm HKS, have shared five conceptual renderings from the new stadium that will be built on the site of the former RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. The stadium is projected to open for the 2030 season if everything goes according to plan, and is expected to cost a little under $4 billion. Josh Harris and partners bought the team in 2023, and the plan has always been to build a new stadium, moving on from the nearly 30-year old Northwest Stadium.
“We are proud to share the first visuals of our future stadium,...
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The Washington Commanders are hiring D.J. Williams, the son of franchise great Doug Williams, to be their quarterbacks coach, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday.
D.J. Williams served as Atlanta’s quarterbacks coach this season. He was the Falcons’ assistant quarterbacks coach/offensive assistant in 2024.
D.J. Williams spent five years with New Orleans as an offensive assistant before joining Atlanta. He also spent 2018 working in the Saints’ football operations department. Williams participated in the NFL/Black College Football Hall of Fame quarterback coaching...
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Following a dismal season, and a brief period of reflection, the Washington Commanders quickly parted ways with Kliff Kingsbury. The list of possible replacements to lead Jayden Daniels into 2026 was long, with more than one writer or analyst predicting that with his job on the line, Dan Quinn would not risk selecting a rookie candidate for the position:
Quinn ultimately proved them wrong as he selected an internal candidate, David Blough. While the young coach has multiple years of experience leading NFL offenses as a quarterback, Blough only has two years of coaching experience and none calling plays. While...
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There are currently 9 open head coaching jobs in the NFL, and the first domino is reportedly falling with the news that John Harbaugh is finalizing a deal to become the New York Giants’ next head coach. Harbaugh was considered the top target for several teams looking to make a change. He was let go by the Baltimore Ravens after 18 seasons, and reportedly had big demands for his next team.
The New York Giants will now be on their 5th head coach(not counting two interims) since Tom Coughlin was fired during the 2015 season. There has not been a...
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The Commanders front office has been searching for a QB coach ever since announcing David Blough’s promotion last week. Today Adam Schefter and others reported the hiring of D.J. Williams, son of Washington legend Doug Williams, for the role.
After 2 years of entry level work in with the Saints, Williams joined the NFL coaching ranks as an offensive assistant for New Orleans in 2019. Williams was hired as the assistant quarterbacks coach for the Falcons in 2024, and promoted to quarterbacks coach...
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The Commanders front office has been searching for a QB coach ever since announcing David Blough’s promotion last week. Today Adam Schefter and others reported the hiring of D.J. Williams, son of Washington legend Doug Williams, for the role.
After 2 years of entry level work in with the Saints, Williams joined the NFL coaching ranks as an offensive assistant for New Orleans in 2019. Williams was hired as the assistant quarterbacks coach for the Falcons in 2024, and promoted to quarterbacks coach in 2025. The Atlanta staff is in flux following the firing of head coach Raheem Morris, and...
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The Washington Commanders were hoping to interview Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator, and that is happening today. His contract is expiring, but Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell has already said he’d like him back if he doesn’t get an opportunity to be a head coach again during this hiring cycle. The Commanders could use someone of Flores’s coaching pedigree, but he is in high demand, and a lot of people expect him to stay in Minnesota.
The Washington Commanders added another name to their defensive coordinator...
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The Washington Commanders added another name to their defensive coordinator search list today. ESPN’s John Keim reports they have interviewed Seattle Seahawks DBs coach/pass game coordinator Karl Scott for the position formerly held by Joe Whitt Jr. He has been coaching since 2007, but didn’t get a job in the NFL until 2021 as a DBs coach with the Minnesota Vikings.
Scott has been with the Seahawks since 2022, and is highly-regarded around the league. The Seahawks have one of the top defenses in the league, and have several players...
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